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Richard D. Wolff on Bankruptcy Protection, Debt Jubilee, Student Debt and the Credit System
In this interview, Richard D. Wolff, discusses bankruptcy protection, debt jubilee, students debt and the function that a credit system serves in our society today.
Reality and the US-Made Famine in Yemen
Building toward a time when our voices may unite and be heard, we must raise them now in crying out for the people of Yemen.
New Orleans’ Ninth Ward Fights Freeway Through Historic Black Neighborhood
New Orleans residents are fighting a racist freeway project that would damage the community and uproot families.
Suppliers of Lowe’s in the US and Walmart in Brazil Linked to Slave Labor in the Amazon
Slave labor-analogous conditions were revealed by investigation of logging camps in Para, Brazil.
The Fed’s Interest Rate Hike Will Prevent People From Getting Jobs
This month the Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates for the third time in the last year and a half.
Republicans Are Racing to Make Workplaces More Dangerous and Unhealthy
Among the targets are rules that protect the manufacturing and construction workers the Trump administration claims to support.
Republican Legislators Push for Cities to Be Treated as “Tenants of the State“
Right-wing corporate interests are pushing state legislatures to curtail the progressive power of city governments.
Should We Pay the Rich to Build Infrastructure, Then Pay Them to Use It?
Trump's promised $1 trillion plan to rebuild the nation's infrastructure will be as bad for us as his health care plan.
Slave Labor in the Amazon: Risking Lives to Cut Down the Rainforest
The practice of worker-exploitation in the illegal logging industry appears widespread.
Washington’s Legal Pot Experiment: Can It Survive Trump?
The attorney whose legal action halted Trump's original immigration ban has vowed to fight the feds on cannabis enforcement.